Why do helicopter pilots wear helmets? 2 Answers. The same reason as anyone would wear a helmet - to protect their cranium in circumstances when there is the possibility of damage to that area of the body. Habit - ex-military helicopter pilots could just be in the habit of wearing a helmet, and carry this over to civilian operations.
I was asked a question: Why do professional helicopter pilots always wear a full helmet even when flying passengers around? 2 reasons that are the most impor The FAA noted that it had warned in 2009, in SAFO 09007, that some LED lighting systems "fall outside the combined visible and near-infrared spectrum of NVGs and thus will not be visible to flight crew using NVGs.". The 2009 SAFO recommended that pilots be informed of the limitations of LED obstruction lights and that the information be The APH-5 helmet and the SPH-4 helmet have a single-visor housing, requiring the pilot to remove and replace the visor with the desired type, usually before flying. The SPH-4B helmet and the HGU-56/P helmet have a dual-visor housing, permitting immediate selection and use of either visor or both visors. Accident Data and Equipment Studies Some of the most talented pilots in the U.S. armed forces are getting a major helmet upgrade. Contracting firm Defense Corporate on July 24 announced on Soldier System a $13 million contract with Pilots and Helicopter operators must understand the importance of wearing a helmet, all the more in single pilot operations, in general aviation or commercial operations, to prevent the pilot's .